Mike Easley used his son's report card as a political prop today.
Speaking before the joint meeting of the N.C. Education Governing Boards in Chapel Hill, the governor argued for more online classes, saying they cater to the younger generation's learning style. He noted that Mike Easley Jr. got an A in an online class at UNC-Chapel Hill last year.
"That's the way these kids think," he said. "If they could get a haircut online they would do it."
He said there is no reason that education should be hard and boring "like hazing for a fraternity." (Incidentally, his son was a member of Chi Phi.)
He said he watched over the shoulder of a staffer as he did some online coursework. He said he got two answers wrong on the virtual test.
"It was a heck of a lot of fun," he said.
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